Thank you very much for your posts concerning the loss of BBD. I gave your posts to the ownerfamily and they are really impressed. Thank you for that.
Yes it was a sad lost, but no one was seriously hurt in this incident and that is the thing that matters. Rob Davies, what a hell of a pilot !
Live goes on in the shop, there are a lot of projects, and some of that projects are belonging to the airfighteracademy. The owner family is highly motivated to complete their collection with that projects, and I hope/think/wish that there will be again a single seater Mustang.
One of the major projects besides the stunning TF-project (compare to the other running thread) ist the Spitfire T9 MJ772
Teammember Julian is working on the electrics
preparing for maingear-tests
a piece of art !
Jochen and Felix (sitting) perparing the fighter for maingear-tests
everything works as it should do
I think you will ask yourselves, where is that engine … not so easy to reply. The revised engine is in the shop, but you cant mount it without installing the front tank first. There was missing the fuel pump ….. now the parts are there and soon the magnificant fighter will get his heart !
Thats the place the tank will take place
the fuselage tank
and the brandnew original fuelpump
Jochen seems to be happy and soon he will sit in the backseater-cockpit and will have a lot of fun !
…. but at first Jochen has some work at the wheels
July 2011, the TF-wing is ready to paint
body work
now you are informed, concerning the TF-project …. they hope the can bring the fighter in autuumn in the air
update June
…. now it looks like a plane to me …
some detail shots, hope its not to boaring to you folks
flapactuators/flapattachment
wing centersection with aileron actuators/cables (dont know the right term exactely)
centersection with aileron-control, elevatot-control an flapactuators … seems to be the controlling heart of that planes
radiator
discussing the next steps … Olek on the left and Klaus on the right. Two fantastic guys !
the project
the man and the machine, Olek in front of “his” project
updates updates
some work at the interior of the double-seater. New dashboard, also scratch built by Olek
work in May 2011
bodywork
the bodyshop
some work in the wheelbay, hydraulics …. not much space to work for team-member Klaus Mueller
Olek doing some work at the retracts
ITS WEDDING TIME !!! June 2011 Fuselage and wing are coming together, quite a big moment and of course a milestone in that project !
paradise in South Germany
updates updates
Time for some updates …. there was a lot of work to do the last weeks.
Okay here we are, here we go
As you know, lots of parts are missing, so the bodywork team had to built up a complete new doghouse from scratch. Those guys are really artists !
the big radiator
the doghouse
close up to the flapactuators
elevator control
the whole thing with the “dummy engine”
…. all those fantastic planes …..
… and I think we will see BBD, Achim will take the TF-51 to Dux and the MkVIIIc will also be there …. they will depart EDTG on Tuesday when the weatherforecast is fine ….yiehaaa …. when everything works perfect also TE184 will be en route to the airfield …. yes I am really exited…. my first time at DUX
working on the BBD
3rd June 2011
first presentation of BBD at the KlassikWelt Friedrichshafen. Achim flew the bird and he was impressed
11th June 2011 …… last checks and final works on the beauty for the ferry flight to the new owner
and as you can see, now with German registration D-FBBD
16th June 2011
ferry flight to the new owner in NorthGermany the http://www.airfighteracademy.com based n the island usedom. The ferry flight took part with Charlie Brown as wingman at the controls of the Buchon D-FMVS (Ex-Kindsvater). The BBD was flown by Achim Meier
working on the BBD
… a Mustang has the perfect shape … love it
teamwork with Ewald ! A friend of the brothers helped by installing the avionics
final works on the elevators
close up
the complete ship
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